The data compiled in EMG's FCA provides the backup needed to successfully complete a bond campaign for the district. Additionally, our study helped demonstrate that Ann Arbor's sinking fund is set to run short within the next five (5) years. The details are found in the comprehensive data sets compiled into a Facility Condition Index (FCI) for each facility assessed.

"EMG rated each building as good, fair, poor, critical or divest, where needed investment exceeds half of the property’s value. The average age of AAPS buildings is 63 years old." - Michigan Live

Mike Anderson, Senior Project Manager at EMG, has a unique point of view when it comes to delivering value to Starbucks as a strategic partner. He has worked on large-scale Starbucks programs as an outside project manager at EMG. And Mike also led Starbucks programs as an in-house employee for four years. I sat down with Mike to learn more about his experiences on both sides of the house and what it takes to be a valued Starbucks vendor.

Ron Stupi is President of EMG, a Bureau Veritas subsidiary that is the country’s largest technical assessment and project management enterprise in the commercial and government-owned real estate sectors.

As investors and developers in CRE and infrastructure plan for 2019, which issues and trends should they be examining today?

Improve Operations and Guest Experiences with New Technology

Today’s hotel facility managers must be savvy in pursuing and learning how to manage the technological advancements to yield the best results for their properties. By doing some of the behind-the-scenes analysis and leg work, new technology can help hotel facility managers improve their overall bottom line, improve operational efficiency, ease the burden on employees, and add to the guest’s personalization experience.

We all know those hotels – the ones with the leaking faucet, the groaning A/C that never quite cools the room, or the scary ceiling mold. We’ve either been unfortunate enough to wind up in one, or we’ve read a bad review and stayed far away. No building engineer wants to put this kind of face forward, but it can be tough to stay consistently on top of preventive maintenance. New problems seem to hit you almost every day, and budgets are never unlimited.

EMG is pleased to share some of our real estate due diligence transaction highlights from 2017. These successful deals were all deliveredon
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and with EMG's trademark accuracy and consistency. We thank you for entrusting your deals to the professionals at EMG.